New Orleans: For the last several years ACORN has celebrated its anniversary in a way that seems totally consistent with the history and roots of the organization by organizing a National Neighborhood Clean-up Day. For an organization with almost 800 community chapters whose membership is initially recruited and always remains committed to the grassroots where …
Category: Community Organizing
Arnold – It’s On!
More than 1000 California ACORN members accompanied by allies from, faith based networks, the California teachers, SEIU, and many other unions and community groups marched in Sacramento to protest the devastating cuts of the Schwarzenegger budget. ACORN was serving notice on the “Gubenator” that we would not stand for government terrorism against our schools, communities, …
Santa Fe Supercenter
Santa Fe: An e-mail trail started with Jim Gollin from the Rain Forest Action Network and moved from a friend to a friend to a friend and an invitation to come visit with activists forming a coalition with serious questions about a Wal-Mart proposal to locate a nearly 150,000 square feet Supercenter in the City of …